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1841Best.-Nr. 757151841. The Times Testimonial. London 1841. Rare. The Times Testimonial. London 1841. Rare. Probably the Most Detailed Account of a Nineteenth-Century Financial Swindle Trial. Hughes W. Hughes Editor. "The Times" Testimonial: Report of the Trial of the Action Bogle Versus Lawson For a Libel Published in "The Times" London-Newspaper Tried at the Summer Assizes for the Country of Surrey Held at Croydon Monday August 16 1841 Before the Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal Knt. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas And a Special Jury; Together with the Proceedings of a Public Meeting of Merchants Bankers and Others Held at the Mansion House London Friday October 1 1841 On the Subject of Such Action And of the Committee then Appointed; And Also a List of Subscribers to "The Times" Testimonial. Published by the Committee. London: John Hatchard and Son Henry Butterworth and Pelham Richardson 1841. 179 1 pp. Half-title lacking. Octavo 8-1/5" x 5-1/2". Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards later lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities owner bookplate Geoffrey G. Briggs to front pastedown. Light browning to text light foxing to a few leaves. $750. First edition. A sensational case of a million-pound plot to defraud Continental bankers by forged letters of credit or lettres circulaires purporting to have been issued by the bankers Glyn Hallifax Mills & Co. The plot was exposed by a Times of London correspondent in a letter published on 26th May 1840. This case was important because it exposed the largely unregulated banking practices associated with letters of credit which were easy to forge and difficult to police. The naming of Allan George Bogle-who was almost certainly involved-triggered this libel action against John Joseph Lawson the printer and publisher of the Times and resulted in the award of one farthing damages for Bogle but enormous expense and the considerable gratitude of bankers and investors for the Times. The present report is probably the most detailed account of a major financial swindle of this period particularly one involving letters of credit. A second edition was published the same year as the first the third and final edition in 1842. Our first edition was owned by Sir Geoffrey Briggs 1914-1993 an English lawyer and. unknown books
1842Best.-Nr. 749081842. Third & Final edition. Third & Final edition. A Presentation Copy from the Editor Trial. Hughes W. Hughes Editor. "The Times" Testimonial. Report of the Trial of the Action Bogle Versus Lawson For a Libel Published in "The Times" London-Newspaper Tried at the Summer Assizes for the Country of Surrey Held at Croydon Monday August 16 1841 Before the Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal Knt. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas And a Special Jury; Together with the Proceedings of a Public Meeting of Merchants Bankers and Others Held at the Mansion House London Friday October 1 1841 On the Subject of Such Action And of the Committee then Appointed; And Also a List of Subscribers to "The Times" Testimonial. Published by the Committee. London: John Hatchard and Son Henry Butterworth and Pelham Richardson 1842. 186 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in contemporary cloth gilt title to spine "Bogle v Lawson" and front board "3d. Edition/ Times Testimonial/ for/ A. Dobie Esqr/ 1842". Light rubbing dampstaining to boards fading to spine spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn front hinge cracked later owner bookplate Geoffrey G. Briggs and bookseller ticket to front pastedown later illegible owner signature dated 1961 to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior. Presentation inscription "Alexander Dobie Esq. With the best comps & thanks of The Editor 1st January 1842." to head of half-title. $750. Third and final edition. Alexander Dobie Lawson's defense attorney and the recipient of this copy is thanked warmly in the preface "for affording Hughes access to the original documents in the cause as well as for correcting the evidence from the notes of the short-hand writer" 40. Bogle v. Lawson was a sensational case centering around a million-pound plot to defraud Continental bankers by forged letters of credit. The plot was exposed by a Times of London correspondent in a letter published on 26th May 1840. The naming of Allan George Bogle who was almost certainly involved triggered this libel action against John Joseph Lawson the printer and publisher of the Times. Bogle won the case but thanks to Dobie's skilled defense his victory was costly. The jury granted him a mere farthing in damages and ordered him to pay his own hefty legal expenses. T. unknown books
1841Best.-Nr. 652231841. The Times Testimonial. London 1841. Rare. The Times Testimonial. London 1841. Rare. One of the Most Detailed Accounts of a Major Nineteenth-Century Financial Swindle Trial. Hughes W. Hughes Editor. "The Times" Testimonial: Report of the Trial of the Action Bogle Versus Lawson For a Libel Published in "The Times" London-Newspaper Tried at the Summer Assizes for the Country of Surrey Held at Croydon Monday August 16 1841 Before the Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal Knt. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas And a Special Jury; Together with the Proceedings of a Public Meeting of Merchants Bankers and Others Held at the Mansion House London Friday October 1 1841 On the Subject of Such Action And of the Committee then Appointed; And Also a List of Subscribers to "The Times" Testimonial. Published by the Committee. London: John Hatchard and Son Henry Butterworth and Pelham Richardson 1841. 179 1 pp. Half-title lacking. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Recent quarter cloth over marbled boards printed paper title label to spine. Some toning to text light soiling to title page. A very nice copy. $750. First edition. A sensational case of a million-pound plot to defraud Continental bankers by forged letters of credit or lettres circulaires purporting to have been issued by the bankers Glyn Hallifax Mills & Co. The plot was exposed by a Times of London correspondent in a letter published on 26th May 1840. This case was important because it exposed the largely unregulated banking practices associated with letters of credit which were easy to forge and difficult to police. The naming of Allan George Bogle-who was almost certainly involved-triggered this libel action against John Joseph Lawson the printer and publisher of the Times and resulted in the award of one farthing damages for Bogle but enormous expense and the considerable gratitude of bankers and investors for the Times. The present report is probably the most detailed account of a major financial swindle of this period particularly one involving letters of credit. A second edition was published the same year as the first the third and final edition in 1842. All three are rare. OCLC locates 6 copies worldwide of the first edition 2 in North America Newberry Library Temple University. LibraryHub adds a copy at the Society of Antiquaries. This edition not in Kres. unknown books
1867Best.-Nr. 684671867. London 1867. London 1867. Was Dr. Hunter a Charlatan Trial. Hunter Robert Plaintiff. Pall Mall Gazette Respondent. Dr. Hunter Versus Pall Mall Gazette: Being a Verbatim Report of the Medical Evidence Given by Dr. Williams Dr. Risdon Bennett Dr. Orlando Markham Dr. George Johnson Dr. Cotton Dr. Richard Quain and Dr. Odling Showing Their Opinions on the Nature Causes and Cure of Consumption: With Explanatory Remarks by Dr. Hunter The Plaintiff. London: Printed by C. Mitchell and Co. 1867. 404 pp. 4 woodcut text illustrations. Octavo 8" x 5". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear some chipping to edges of lettering pieces. Moderate toning to text minor stains to a few leaves light soiling a faint stain and a library stamp to title page library annotations to verso. A scarce title. $1000. Only edition. One of the most famous cases of its day it is fascinating for it insights into medical jurisprudence the Victorian medical profession and the treatment of tuberculosis consumption. Hunter an American doctor had antagonized English doctors by claiming to have developed a better set of therapies to treat the tuberculosis. A shrewd self-promoter he publicized his views widely and attracted a large number of patients. He had several critics. One of them published an article attacking him in the Pall Mall Gazette titled "Dupes and Imposters." Hunter sued. After many hours of medical testimony the jury "vindicated" Hunter but awarded him only 1 farthing in damages. This contemptuous award indicated that the jury considered him a charlatan. OCLC locates 12 copies 3 in North American law libraries Harvard Jenkins Social Law. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1109. unknown
1878Best.-Nr. 714661878. Philadelphia: Barclay & Co. 1878. Philadelphia: Barclay & Co. 1878. An Axe-Murder in Camden NJ: McDade 494 Trial. Hunter Benjamin F. d. 1879 Defendant. Hunter-Armstrong Tragedy. The Great Trial. Conviction of Benj. F. Hunter For the Murder of John M. Armstrong. Philadelphia: Barclay & Company 1878. ii 19-86 pp. Main text in parallel columns. 7 full-page woodcuts. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-3/4"; 24.1 x 14.6 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers cover title reads in part: The Life Trial and Execution of Benjamin F. Hunter. Light soiling moderate edgewear and a few chips and tears to edges of wrappers which are beginning to detach at foot of spine. Moderate toning to text faint dampstaining to a few leaves. $750. First edition one of five issues. "Hunter had lost $7000 when he invested in Armstrong's music-publishing company. Thinking to turn his loss into a profit he insured Armstrong's life for $25000. With a hired assistant Tom Graham he enticed Armstrong to Camden New Jersey and there bashed his head in with an axe which he had carefully marked with the initials of another man to throw suspicion on him. Though he remained unconscious Armstrong survived and Hunter calling at his home hastened his death by tearing the bandages from his head. Graham confessed and Hunter was convicted and hanged and he was actually hanged by hand" McDade. Other issues of this pamphlet have different cover titles and paginations. All are scarce. OCLC locates 7 copies of our 86-page issue 1 in a law library University of Missouri. McDade The Annals of Murder 494. unknown
1878Best.-Nr. 714661878. Philadelphia: Barclay & Co. 1878. Philadelphia: Barclay & Co. 1878. An Axe-Murder in Camden NJ: McDade 494 Trial. Hunter Benjamin F. d. 1879 Defendant. Hunter-Armstrong Tragedy. The Great Trial. Conviction of Benj. F. Hunter For the Murder of John M. Armstrong. Philadelphia: Barclay & Company 1878. ii 19-86 pp. Main text in parallel columns. 7 full-page woodcuts. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-3/4"; 24.1 x 14.6 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers cover title reads in part: The Life Trial and Execution of Benjamin F. Hunter. Light soiling moderate edgewear and a few chips and tears to edges of wrappers which are beginning to detach at foot of spine. Moderate toning to text faint dampstaining to a few leaves. $750. First edition one of five issues. "Hunter had lost $7000 when he invested in Armstrong's music-publishing company. Thinking to turn his loss into a profit he insured Armstrong's life for $25000. With a hired assistant Tom Graham he enticed Armstrong to Camden New Jersey and there bashed his head in with an axe which he had carefully marked with the initials of another man to throw suspicion on him. Though he remained unconscious Armstrong survived and Hunter calling at his home hastened his death by tearing the bandages from his head. Graham confessed and Hunter was convicted and hanged and he was actually hanged by hand" McDade. Other issues of this pamphlet have different cover titles and paginations. All are scarce. OCLC locates 7 copies of our 86-page issue 1 in a law library University of Missouri. McDade The Annals of Murder 494. unknown books
1867Best.-Nr. 684671867. London 1867. London 1867. Was Dr. Hunter a Charlatan Trial. Hunter Robert Plaintiff. Pall Mall Gazette Respondent. Dr. Hunter Versus Pall Mall Gazette: Being a Verbatim Report of the Medical Evidence Given by Dr. Williams Dr. Risdon Bennett Dr. Orlando Markham Dr. George Johnson Dr. Cotton Dr. Richard Quain and Dr. Odling Showing Their Opinions on the Nature Causes and Cure of Consumption: With Explanatory Remarks by Dr. Hunter The Plaintiff. London: Printed by C. Mitchell and Co. 1867. 404 pp. 4 woodcut text illustrations. Octavo 8" x 5". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear some chipping to edges of lettering pieces. Moderate toning to text minor stains to a few leaves light soiling a faint stain and a library stamp to title page library annotations to verso. A scarce title. $1000. Only edition. One of the most famous cases of its day it is fascinating for it insights into medical jurisprudence the Victorian medical profession and the treatment of tuberculosis consumption. Hunter an American doctor had antagonized English doctors by claiming to have developed a better set of therapies to treat the tuberculosis. A shrewd self-promoter he publicized his views widely and attracted a large number of patients. He had several critics. One of them published an article attacking him in the Pall Mall Gazette titled "Dupes and Imposters." Hunter sued. After many hours of medical testimony the jury "vindicated" Hunter but awarded him only 1 farthing in damages. This contemptuous award indicated that the jury considered him a charlatan. OCLC locates 12 copies 3 in North American law libraries Harvard Jenkins Social Law. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1109. unknown books
1836Best.-Nr. 636871836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Notable Fraud Case at an Important Argentinian Trading House Trial. Iturriaga Jose de Defendant. Cavallero Manuel. Respuesta a la Acusacion Formada por la Sindicatura de los Concursos de Lezica y Hornung Contra D. Jose Iturriaga. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. iv 47 pp. Bound with Iturriaga Jose de. Breve Contestacion al Libelo Publicado por Manuel Sainz de la Maza. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 8 pp. And O. G. Manifesto en Derecho a Favor de Jose de Iturriaga Acusado de Ocultacion de Unos Ganados y de Complicidad en la Falsificacion de su Firma Ejecutada por Federico Hornung. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 83 pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards gilt ornaments and title reading Causa de Iturriaga to spine. Rubbing to extremities with heavy wear to corners chipping to head of spine hinges starting owner bookplate to front pastedown. Manuscript divisional title pages between items. Moderate toning and occasional foxing to text internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine small inkstamps to title page of Respuesta brief annotations to verso. Solid copies of three rare items. $750. Only editions. These items relate to a trial that followed the collapse of a notable Argentinian trading house. "Corruption or mismanagement by employees or partners of non-British houses frequently made news during the century. One of the more celebrated cases was the failure of Sebastian Lezica Brothers in September 1835. The manager of the house a German named Frederick Hornung apparently forged bills of exchange without the knowledge of his employers three Argentine brothers. After the failure of a British house Thwaites and Company and after the retention of money in the Chilean branch the Lezica Brothers had to raise money. Originally Hartung procured the signatures of a number of people including Thwaites; but when persons declined he began to forge names on bills of exchange--both the drawer's and drawee's names--in order to prevent bankruptcy. He thought this would need to be done for only a short time but he became involved until the total sum owed the market was over one and a half million pesos." Reber. OCLC locates 1 copy of Respuesta at UC-Berkeley 1 copy of Breve Contestacion at the. unknown
1836Best.-Nr. 636871836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. Notable Fraud Case at an Important Argentinian Trading House Trial. Iturriaga Jose de Defendant. Cavallero Manuel. Respuesta a la Acusacion Formada por la Sindicatura de los Concursos de Lezica y Hornung Contra D. Jose Iturriaga. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. iv 47 pp. Bound with Iturriaga Jose de. Breve Contestacion al Libelo Publicado por Manuel Sainz de la Maza. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 8 pp. And O. G. Manifesto en Derecho a Favor de Jose de Iturriaga Acusado de Ocultacion de Unos Ganados y de Complicidad en la Falsificacion de su Firma Ejecutada por Federico Hornung. Buenos Aires: Imprenta Argentina 1836. 83 pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards gilt ornaments and title reading Causa de Iturriaga to spine. Rubbing to extremities with heavy wear to corners chipping to head of spine hinges starting owner bookplate to front pastedown. Manuscript divisional title pages between items. Moderate toning and occasional foxing to text internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine small inkstamps to title page of Respuesta brief annotations to verso. Solid copies of three rare items. $750. Only editions. These items relate to a trial that followed the collapse of a notable Argentinian trading house. "Corruption or mismanagement by employees or partners of non-British houses frequently made news during the century. One of the more celebrated cases was the failure of Sebastian Lezica Brothers in September 1835. The manager of the house a German named Frederick Hornung apparently forged bills of exchange without the knowledge of his employers three Argentine brothers. After the failure of a British house Thwaites and Company and after the retention of money in the Chilean branch the Lezica Brothers had to raise money. Originally Hartung procured the signatures of a number of people including Thwaites; but when persons declined he began to forge names on bills of exchange--both the drawer's and drawee's names--in order to prevent bankruptcy. He thought this would need to be done for only a short time but he became involved until the total sum owed the market was over one and a half million pesos." Reber. OCLC locates 1 copy of Respuesta at UC-Berkeley 1 copy of Breve Contestacion at the. unknown books
1819Best.-Nr. 745771819. Concord NH: 1819. Concord NH: 1819. Daniel Webster for the Defense: A Landmark in His Career as a Lawyer Trials. Jackman Joseph. Goodridge Elijah Putnam 1787-1851 Defendant. The Sham-Robbery Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge On His Own Person In Newbury Near Essex Bridge Dec. 19 1816. With a History of His Journey to the Place Where He Robbed Himself. And His Trial with Mr. Ebenezer Pearson Whom He Maliciously Arrested for Robbery. Also the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston. Concord NH: Printed for the Author 1819. 151 1 pp. Bound with Powers Michael 1769-1820 Defendant. The Trial of Michael Powars sic For the Murder of Timothy Kennedy Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Boston April 11 1820. Boston: Published by Thomas G. Bangs 1820. 35 pp. 12mo 6-1/2" x 4-1/4"; 16.5 x 10.8 cm. Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine early owner label of Albert C. Jenks to front board. Moderate rubbing to boards heavier rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners front board beginning to separate but secure rear hinge cracked armorial bookplate of Asa P. French dated 1913 and pasted over an earlier bookplate to front pastedown description of this item clipped from a bookseller catalogue tipped-in to front free endpaper. Light browning and foxing to interior. $500. Sham-Robbery: only edition; Trial: second and final edition published in the same year as the first. This volume collects accounts of two trials in which Daniel Webster served as a defense attorney. Jackman's Sham-Robbery is a detailed account by one of the accused of one of the trials connected with this Massachusetts case one of the most famous cases of its day. The respected and well-connected Major Goodridge's accusation of robbery against the witless low-life Kenniston brothers was supported by popular sentiment until Webster began his defense which meticulously unraveled the major's story and led to an acquittal. The trial was a landmark in Webster's legal career and his final address to the jury first printed here is considered a classic example of his oratorical skill. The Powers case involved a fatal encounter in Boston. As McDade notes: "Even the great Daniel Webster could not save Powers who was condemned for killing Kennedy. unknown books
1857Best.-Nr. 716411857. Boston: Federhen & Company 1857. Boston: Federhen & Company 1857. An Accused Adulterer Defended by Richard Henry Dana Trial. Kalloch Isaac Smith 1831-1887 Defendant. Only Full Report of the Trial of Rev. I.S. Kalloch on Charge of Adultery: Complete History of the Affair Doings of the Church Kalloch's Pulpit Defence Arrest Arraignment Trial And Result. With Accurate Portraits of Kalloch and the Beautiful Lady in Black And the Lecture Room of the Lechmere. Boston: Federhen & Company 1857. 64 pp. Woodcut pictorial title page. Two woodcut text illustrations. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial self-wrappers bound into recent quarter calf over marbled boards. Moderate toning and dampstaining to text repairs to edges of first and final leaves. $500. Only edition. "Isaac Smith Kalloch accused of adultery in this prosecution was a Baptist clergyman and was supported by the trustees of his church throughout this affair. . The jury could not reach a verdict in the case which was tried in the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas Criminal Session in Cambridge Massachusetts" Cohen. Kalloch was defended by the eminent lawyer and politician Richard Henry Dana Jr. 1815-1882. The Full Report includes the judge's charge but not the jury's final verdict. Kalloch moved to San Francisco where he continued to generate controversy by skirting the bounds of decency. When he decided to run for mayor of San Francisco in 1879 he came under attack from the San Francisco Chronicle's editor-in-chief Charles de Young who was backing another candidate. DeYoung hoping to end Kalloch's campaign accused the minister of having an affair. Kalloch responded by claiming that De Young's mother ran a brothel. In response DeYoung ambushed Kalloch on a street and shot him twice. Kalloch survived the wounds. Due in part to the sympathy of voters he was elected the 18th Mayor of San Francisco. OCLC locates 7 copies in North American law libraries Brigham Young University Harvard LA County Social Law Library of Congress University of Cincinnati University of Minnesota. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13700. unknown
1857Best.-Nr. 716411857. Boston: Federhen & Company 1857. Boston: Federhen & Company 1857. An Accused Adulterer Defended by Richard Henry Dana Trial. Kalloch Isaac Smith 1831-1887 Defendant. Only Full Report of the Trial of Rev. I.S. Kalloch on Charge of Adultery: Complete History of the Affair Doings of the Church Kalloch's Pulpit Defence Arrest Arraignment Trial And Result. With Accurate Portraits of Kalloch and the Beautiful Lady in Black And the Lecture Room of the Lechmere. Boston: Federhen & Company 1857. 64 pp. Woodcut pictorial title page. Two woodcut text illustrations. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial self-wrappers bound into recent quarter calf over marbled boards. Moderate toning and dampstaining to text repairs to edges of first and final leaves. $500. Only edition. "Isaac Smith Kalloch accused of adultery in this prosecution was a Baptist clergyman and was supported by the trustees of his church throughout this affair. . The jury could not reach a verdict in the case which was tried in the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas Criminal Session in Cambridge Massachusetts" Cohen. Kalloch was defended by the eminent lawyer and politician Richard Henry Dana Jr. 1815-1882. The Full Report includes the judge's charge but not the jury's final verdict. Kalloch moved to San Francisco where he continued to generate controversy by skirting the bounds of decency. When he decided to run for mayor of San Francisco in 1879 he came under attack from the San Francisco Chronicle's editor-in-chief Charles de Young who was backing another candidate. DeYoung hoping to end Kalloch's campaign accused the minister of having an affair. Kalloch responded by claiming that De Young's mother ran a brothel. In response DeYoung ambushed Kalloch on a street and shot him twice. Kalloch survived the wounds. Due in part to the sympathy of voters he was elected the 18th Mayor of San Francisco. OCLC locates 7 copies in North American law libraries Brigham Young University Harvard LA County Social Law Library of Congress University of Cincinnati University of Minnesota. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13700. unknown books
1723Best.-Nr. 860101723. He Escaped the Tower to Join the Jacobite Rising of 1745 Trial. Kelly George 1688-1762. The Speech of Mr. George Kelly. Spoke at the Bar of the House of Lords on Thursday The 2d of May 1723. In His Defence Against the Bill then Depending For Inflicting Pains and Penalties upon Him. London: Printed for A. Moore near St. Paul's MDCCXXIII 1723. Price One Shilling. 15 1 pp. Folio 13-1/2" x 8-1/2"; 34.3 x 21.6 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Occasional corner creasing; final leaf partially detached with some marginal fraying. Moderate toning and light dust-soiling. A very good unsophisticated copy. $250. "First edition" one of 13 issued by 5 different presses 2 of them anonymous in 1723 6 with later edition statements ranging from "second" to "seventh." The English Short-Title Catalogue ESTC notes that bookseller's name "A. Moore" is fictitious. Kelly an ordained clergyman who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Hanoverian King George I was implicated in the Atterbury Plot a conspiracy to restore the Stuart monarchy. When the plot was discovered Kelly was arrested. Because the government lacked enough evidence for a traditional treason conviction they passed an Act for Inflicting Pains and Penalties against him which led to the show trial where Kelly delivered the widely-circulated speech recorded in this pamphlet. This specific legislative act sentenced Kelly to life imprisonment and the forfeiture of all his property. Unlike a Bill of Attainder an Act of Pains and Penalties usually stopped short of the death penalty but bypassed the need for a jury trial. After 14 years in the Tower of London Kelly famously escaped in 1736 fled to France. It was a dramatic feat; he reportedly walked out in a disguise after his captors became lax over a decade into his life sentence. His presence as one of the "Seven Men of Moidart"-the small group that accompanied Prince Charles Edward Stuart to Scotland in 1745-cements his role as one of the most persistent and effective Jacobite agents of the 18th century. The imprint "A. Moore" is a classic bibliographical "red herring." During this period printers used fictitious imprints to avoid prosecution for seditious libel. "A. Moore" often punning on "Amour" or simply "more" copies was a common pseudonym used for controversial polit. unknown
1723Best.-Nr. 860101723. He Escaped the Tower to Join the Jacobite Rising of 1745 Trial. Kelly George 1688-1762. The Speech of Mr. George Kelly. Spoke at the Bar of the House of Lords on Thursday The 2d of May 1723. In His Defence Against the Bill then Depending For Inflicting Pains and Penalties upon Him. London: Printed for A. Moore near St. Paul's MDCCXXIII 1723. Price One Shilling. 15 1 pp. Folio 13-1/2" x 8-1/2"; 34.3 x 21.6 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Occasional corner creasing; final leaf partially detached with some marginal fraying. Moderate toning and light dust-soiling. A very good unsophisticated copy. $250. "First edition" one of 13 issued by 5 different presses 2 of them anonymous in 1723 6 with later edition statements ranging from "second" to "seventh." The English Short-Title Catalogue ESTC notes that bookseller's name "A. Moore" is fictitious. Kelly an ordained clergyman who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Hanoverian King George I was implicated in the Atterbury Plot a conspiracy to restore the Stuart monarchy. When the plot was discovered Kelly was arrested. Because the government lacked enough evidence for a traditional treason conviction they passed an Act for Inflicting Pains and Penalties against him which led to the show trial where Kelly delivered the widely-circulated speech recorded in this pamphlet. This specific legislative act sentenced Kelly to life imprisonment and the forfeiture of all his property. Unlike a Bill of Attainder an Act of Pains and Penalties usually stopped short of the death penalty but bypassed the need for a jury trial. After 14 years in the Tower of London Kelly famously escaped in 1736 fled to France. It was a dramatic feat; he reportedly walked out in a disguise after his captors became lax over a decade into his life sentence. His presence as one of the "Seven Men of Moidart"-the small group that accompanied Prince Charles Edward Stuart to Scotland in 1745-cements his role as one of the most persistent and effective Jacobite agents of the 18th century. The imprint "A. Moore" is a classic bibliographical "red herring." During this period printers used fictitious imprints to avoid prosecution for seditious libel. "A. Moore" often punning on "Amour" or simply "more" copies was a common pseudonym used for controversial polit. unknown books
1824Best.-Nr. 705951824. Trial. Kennon Beverly Defendant. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of the Navy Accompanied with the Proceedings of a Court Martial Lately Held at Norfolk For the Trial of Lieut. Beverly Kennon Rendered in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives Of the 25th April 1824. May 18 1824. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives. Washington DC: Gales & Seaton 1824. 94 53 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges. Light soiling and edgewear moderate toning occasional light foxing light browning to fore-dges of a few leaves. $50. Kennon who was acquitted was charged with defamation of character for a series of articles that criticized Commodore David Porter. . unknown
1817Best.-Nr. 680751817. False Accusations of Robbery Trial. Kenniston Levi Defendant. Kenniston Laban Defendant. Report of the Evidence at the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston Before Hon. Samuel Putnam on an Indictment for the Robbery of Major Elijah P. Goodridge December 19 1816. Salem: Printed by T.C. Cushing 1817. 32 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning some leaves have light foxing tiny faint mark from paper clip to title and final page. $150. Only edition one of three accounts of this trial all from 1817. "Elijah Goodridge brought charges against a number of individuals whom he accused of robbing him but apparently no robbery had taken place. Goodridge's accusations had been fabricated and the defendants were acquitted after a trial in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court" Cohen. This is one of three accounts of this case. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14018. unknown
1817Best.-Nr. 680751817. False Accusations of Robbery Trial. Kenniston Levi Defendant. Kenniston Laban Defendant. Report of the Evidence at the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston Before Hon. Samuel Putnam on an Indictment for the Robbery of Major Elijah P. Goodridge December 19 1816. Salem: Printed by T.C. Cushing 1817. 32 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning some leaves have light foxing tiny faint mark from paper clip to title and final page. $150. Only edition one of three accounts of this trial all from 1817. "Elijah Goodridge brought charges against a number of individuals whom he accused of robbing him but apparently no robbery had taken place. Goodridge's accusations had been fabricated and the defendants were acquitted after a trial in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court" Cohen. This is one of three accounts of this case. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14018. unknown books
1824Best.-Nr. 705951824. Trial. Kennon Beverly Defendant. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of the Navy Accompanied with the Proceedings of a Court Martial Lately Held at Norfolk For the Trial of Lieut. Beverly Kennon Rendered in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives Of the 25th April 1824. May 18 1824. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives. Washington DC: Gales & Seaton 1824. 94 53 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges. Light soiling and edgewear moderate toning occasional light foxing light browning to fore-dges of a few leaves. $50. Kennon who was acquitted was charged with defamation of character for a series of articles that criticized Commodore David Porter. . unknown books
1776Best.-Nr. 802001776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. In Original Wrappers Trial. Kingston Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey Duchess of 1720-1788 Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full-Parliament On Monday the 15th Tuesday the 16th Friday the 19th Saturday the 20th and Monday the 22d of April 1776; On the Last of Which Days the Said Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston was Found Guilty. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Charles Bathurst 1776. iv 176 pp. Title page preceded by imprimatur leaf. Folio 15" x 10"; 38 x 25.4 cm. Original wrappers untrimmed edges. Light soiling to exterior light wear to spine ends moderate soiling to edges light toning to interior. A very good copy uncommon in wrappers. $450. Only edition. When she determined to marry the Duke of Kingston Elizabeth feared the scandal of divorce from her first husband Augustus Hervey later Earl of Bristol who wanted a divorce so she instituted a suit of jactitation against him. His negative response ignored she took an oath that she was unmarried and the court so declared her. She married the Duke of Kingston in 1769 and he died in 1770 and left her a substantial estate on the condition that she remain a widow. The duke's nephew Mr. Evelyn Meadow brought suit against her for bigamy shortly after the duke's death while she was traveling in Italy. She returned to England to stand trial. Found guilty she would have been "burned on the hand" but she claimed the privilege of her peerage which served to exempt her from corporal punishment. She continued a life of travel and adventure until her sudden death in Paris in 1788. Famous because of this trial Kingston was often depicted directly or indirectly in popular and serious literature. She is believed to have been the inspiration William Makepeace Thackeray's character of Beatrix Esmond Baroness Bernstein in The History of Henry Esmond and The Virginians. Dictionary of National Biography IX:730. English Short-Title Catalogue T92941. unknown
1795Best.-Nr. 801421795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. A Landmark Case with the First Use of an Insanity Defense in Scotland Trial. Kinloch Sir Archibald Gordon c.1749-1800 Defendant. The Trial of Sir Archibald Gordon Kinloch Of Gilmerton Bart. For the Murder of Sir Francis Kinloch Bart. His Brother-German. Before the High Court of Justiciary on Monday June 29 1795. Taken in Short Hand--And Carefully Revised by the Counsel. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. vi 161 pp. With a half-title. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5"; 21 x 12.7 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior corner folds to lower outside corners of first few leaves. Moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves. $150. Only edition. Sir Francis was murdered in his home by his brother Sir Archibald. Although Archibald was convicted he was released into the care of his family rather than sentenced to death because he was judged to be insane. This was the first time an insanity defense was presented in a Scottish court and one of the very first trials in Great Britain to consider the criminal liability of the insane. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1121. unknown
1776Best.-Nr. 784871776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. The Colorful Duchess of Kingston Trial. Kingston Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey Duchess of 1720-1788 Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full-Parliament On Monday the 15th Tuesday the 16th Friday the 19th Saturday the 20th and Monday the 22d of April 1776; On the Last of Which Days the Said Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston was Found Guilty. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Charles Bathurst 1776. iv 176 pp. Title page preceded by imprimatur leaf. Folio 13-1/2" x 8-1/2". Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked retaining spine endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing light gatoring to spine small chip to head of spine corners bumped and somewhat worn small later bookseller ticket to front pastedown front hinge cracked another crack in text block between p. 176 which is lightly soiled and following leaf. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in a few places owner name Horace Witner "1906 or 7" to front endleaf 19th or 20th-century annotations in pencil to endleaves some leaves have marks to margins in same hand lower corner lacking from leaves I4 pp. 35-36 and Ss2 pp.159-160 with no loss to text. $650. Only edition. When she determined to marry the Duke of Kingston Elizabeth feared the scandal of divorce from her first husband Augustus Hervey later Earl of Bristol who wanted a divorce so she instituted a suit of jactitation against him. His negative response ignored she took an oath that she was unmarried and the court so declared her. She married the Duke of Kingston in 1769 and he died in 1770 and left her a substantial estate on the condition that she remain a widow. The duke's nephew Mr. Evelyn Meadow brought suit against her for bigamy shortly after the duke's death while she was traveling in Italy. She returned to England to stand trial. Found guilty she would have been "burned on the hand" but she claimed the privilege of her peerage which served to exempt her from corporal punishment. She continued a life of travel and adventure until her sudden death in Paris in 1788. Dictionary of National Biography IX:730. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 1957. English Short-Title. unknown
1776Best.-Nr. 802001776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. In Original Wrappers Trial. Kingston Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey Duchess of 1720-1788 Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full-Parliament On Monday the 15th Tuesday the 16th Friday the 19th Saturday the 20th and Monday the 22d of April 1776; On the Last of Which Days the Said Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston was Found Guilty. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Charles Bathurst 1776. iv 176 pp. Title page preceded by imprimatur leaf. Folio 15" x 10"; 38 x 25.4 cm. Original wrappers untrimmed edges. Light soiling to exterior light wear to spine ends moderate soiling to edges light toning to interior. A very good copy uncommon in wrappers. $450. Only edition. When she determined to marry the Duke of Kingston Elizabeth feared the scandal of divorce from her first husband Augustus Hervey later Earl of Bristol who wanted a divorce so she instituted a suit of jactitation against him. His negative response ignored she took an oath that she was unmarried and the court so declared her. She married the Duke of Kingston in 1769 and he died in 1770 and left her a substantial estate on the condition that she remain a widow. The duke's nephew Mr. Evelyn Meadow brought suit against her for bigamy shortly after the duke's death while she was traveling in Italy. She returned to England to stand trial. Found guilty she would have been "burned on the hand" but she claimed the privilege of her peerage which served to exempt her from corporal punishment. She continued a life of travel and adventure until her sudden death in Paris in 1788. Famous because of this trial Kingston was often depicted directly or indirectly in popular and serious literature. She is believed to have been the inspiration William Makepeace Thackeray's character of Beatrix Esmond Baroness Bernstein in The History of Henry Esmond and The Virginians. Dictionary of National Biography IX:730. English Short-Title Catalogue T92941. unknown books
1776Best.-Nr. 784871776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. London: Charles Bathurst 1776. The Colorful Duchess of Kingston Trial. Kingston Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey Duchess of 1720-1788 Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full-Parliament On Monday the 15th Tuesday the 16th Friday the 19th Saturday the 20th and Monday the 22d of April 1776; On the Last of Which Days the Said Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston was Found Guilty. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Charles Bathurst 1776. iv 176 pp. Title page preceded by imprimatur leaf. Folio 13-1/2" x 8-1/2". Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked retaining spine endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing light gatoring to spine small chip to head of spine corners bumped and somewhat worn small later bookseller ticket to front pastedown front hinge cracked another crack in text block between p. 176 which is lightly soiled and following leaf. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in a few places owner name Horace Witner "1906 or 7" to front endleaf 19th or 20th-century annotations in pencil to endleaves some leaves have marks to margins in same hand lower corner lacking from leaves I4 pp. 35-36 and Ss2 pp.159-160 with no loss to text. $650. Only edition. When she determined to marry the Duke of Kingston Elizabeth feared the scandal of divorce from her first husband Augustus Hervey later Earl of Bristol who wanted a divorce so she instituted a suit of jactitation against him. His negative response ignored she took an oath that she was unmarried and the court so declared her. She married the Duke of Kingston in 1769 and he died in 1770 and left her a substantial estate on the condition that she remain a widow. The duke's nephew Mr. Evelyn Meadow brought suit against her for bigamy shortly after the duke's death while she was traveling in Italy. She returned to England to stand trial. Found guilty she would have been "burned on the hand" but she claimed the privilege of her peerage which served to exempt her from corporal punishment. She continued a life of travel and adventure until her sudden death in Paris in 1788. Dictionary of National Biography IX:730. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 1957. English Short-Title. unknown books
1795Best.-Nr. 801421795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. A Landmark Case with the First Use of an Insanity Defense in Scotland Trial. Kinloch Sir Archibald Gordon c.1749-1800 Defendant. The Trial of Sir Archibald Gordon Kinloch Of Gilmerton Bart. For the Murder of Sir Francis Kinloch Bart. His Brother-German. Before the High Court of Justiciary on Monday June 29 1795. Taken in Short Hand--And Carefully Revised by the Counsel. Edinburgh: Printed by C. Denovan 1795. vi 161 pp. With a half-title. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5"; 21 x 12.7 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior corner folds to lower outside corners of first few leaves. Moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves. $150. Only edition. Sir Francis was murdered in his home by his brother Sir Archibald. Although Archibald was convicted he was released into the care of his family rather than sentenced to death because he was judged to be insane. This was the first time an insanity defense was presented in a Scottish court and one of the very first trials in Great Britain to consider the criminal liability of the insane. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1121. unknown books
1830Best.-Nr. 714241830. Scarce Account of a Famous Salem Murder: McDade 569 Trial. Knapp John Francis 1810-1830 Defendant. The Trial and Conviction of John Francis Knapp for the Murder of Joseph White Esq. of Salem On the Sixth of April 1830. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms 1830. 35 1 pp. Woodcut frontispiece. Woodcut title vignette of murder. Half-title reads: Knapp's Second Trial Conviction And Sentence. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2"; 23 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet wrappers lacking. Light soiling to exterior moderate toning to text some chipping short tears and wear to fore-edges of leaves through p. 19 with no loss to text faint spotting in a few places faint dampstaining to a few leaves. A scarce title. $500. First edition one of five known variants/issues of this sensational 19th-century murder pamphlet. The trial details a gruesome and calculated insurance fraud plot. Benjamin Hunter having lost a $7000 investment in John M. Armstrong's music-publishing company sought to recoup his losses-and turn a profit-by taking out a $25000 life insurance policy on Armstrong. Hunter and a hired accomplice Tom Graham lured Armstrong to Camden New Jersey where Hunter brutally attacked him with an axe. In a calculated move to mislead investigators Hunter had pre-marked the axe with another man's initials. Remarkably Armstrong survived the initial assault though he remained unconscious. In a chilling final act Hunter visited the dying man at his home and hastened his death by tearing the bandages from his head wounds. Graham ultimately confessed leading to Hunter's conviction and subsequent hanging. All Barclay & Company issues of this pamphlet feature varying cover titles and paginations and all are genuinely scarce on the market. OCLC locates only 7 copies of this specific 86-page issue with only one held in a law library University of Missouri. OCLC locates 9 copies 2 in law libraries Library of Congress Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 569. unknown
